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Care & Handling of Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas .. the flower that instills fear into so many floral designers. Quite often in my design classes people will ask for tips on how to keep this flower alive in flower arrangements. Personally I love hydrangeas and have used tons of them over the years .. even in bridal bouquets, in July, in Colorado […]

Measuring Aisle Petals

I decided to get a second use out of all those peach roses we used for the Peach Rose Color Study and do a study on how many roses it takes to line the aisle. I measured out a 12 feet long space and made the width 10 inches. I used to say the lining […]

Hints & Tricks of Floral Design

Recently I sent out a twitter request & email to our mailing list, asking for input on seven different questions. Thank you to everyone who sent in their replies!! Here’s Question #4: Share with us and the Flirty Fleurs readers a special hint or trick you use at your shop… Best way to remove stickers […]